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Osher Lifelong Learning Institute USM O L L I N E W S L E T T E R September 2019 www.usm.maine.edu/olli Welcome (Back!) Welcome to new members of OLLI at USM, and welcome back to IN THIS ISSUE existing members! As the new Fall term begins (in about two weeks, (These are clickable on September 16), we thought it would be a good idea to give a brief links!) overview (or reminder) of what to expect. OLLI Gallery Wall Parking. There is a new procedure for everyone. Below is a condensed version. Be sure to read the full announcement else- Passages - Jinny where in this issue of the Newsletter. USM has instituted paid Delano parking in the garage accessed from Bedford St. The process is simi- Profile - Star lar to other parking garages in Portland. Pull a ticket at the entrance and the gate will go up. Prepay at a pay station just before you exit. Pelsue The ticket will be coded with information that will let you out of the Reflections garage. Insert the ticket at the exit and the exit gate will open. The Launch charge is $2.00 per hour. Assuming you arrive before class and leave afterward, if you do the math, parking could add about $40 to OLLI Excursion the cost of each class (2½ hours x 8 weeks x $2.00 = $40.00). But there is an alternative. Pay for a yearly pass at $25, get a hangtag for Costa Rica Trip your mirror, and the gates at both the entrance and exit rise magi- Experimentation cally as your car approaches. You can fill out a parking form and at OLLI pay at the OLLI office, or pay via OLLI’s online registration site and then come into the office to fill out the form. If don’t have your Advisory Board hangtag yet, a just pull a ticket when you first arrive. Pick up or buy get the hang tag from the OLLI office, and you’ll get out of the ga- Education rage without paying. Click here: Parking at USM Committee ALSO, a couple things to keep in mind: (1) We are not allowed to History Book Club park in any of the surface lots, except for the handicap spots and me- tered spots in back of the Wishcamper Center; (2) USM students and SAGE Fall Series faculty, and people attending special USM events, also have access Parking at USM to the garage. You may find yourself circling endlessly looking for a spot until after your class gets underway. Arriving at just after 9:00 Parking FAQ’s for a morning class or just after 12:15 for an afternoon class is a really good idea. (The usual exception is Friday, when many stu- Bikc & Nosh dents have left campus and/or started partying. And Saturday work- Group shops should be fine too.) Handy hint: When you arrive, head for the OLLI Night Out lowest level. That’s right across from Wishcamper and not so close to where most USM folks want to be. Walking Club Food. There are no vending machines in Wishcamper except for a coffee machine on the second floor. The Woodbury Campus Center across Bedford Street has a good selection of pizza, sandwiches, hot dishes, and snack goodies. (The bookstore is also in the building; see below.) There are also several restaurants in walking distance from Wishcamper. (Continued on page 2) September 2019 Page 2 Welcome (back!) (Continued from page 1) Special Interest Groups. OLLI has more than 15 Special Interest Groups (SIGs) that are free to members and meet anywhere from weekly to monthly. These provide mostly social activities: outdoor activities, book clubs, a dining out club, opportunities for artistic expression, and much more. See the list at https:// usm.maine.edu/olli/olli-special-interest-groups Other stuff. Our OLLI website has an extensive Student Handbook, well worth reading or rereading. It covers how OLLI runs, educational offerings, class registration, and much, much more. You can get to the Handbook by clicking here: https://usm.maine.edu/olli/olli-student-handbook If you want to read just parts of the Handbook, the first page has a table of contents with topics you can click on. Note that the parking information may be out of date. Here are a couple of excerpts from the Handbook that will help you get ready for classes. OLLI Membership The annual membership fee is $25 and runs from July 1 to June 30. Your annual $25 OLLI membership benefits include… Discounted access to the USM parking garage (with purchase of a $25/year hangtag) Access to the USM libraries, computer lab, and bookstore Preferential mailing of course catalogs and SAGE brochures Free participation in any OLLI Special Interest Group Reciprocal membership within the Maine Senior College Network A free OLLI-designated USM student photo ID that is good for some local discounts and special offers (see the OLLI office for information about obtaining an ID) An OLLI nametag for identification among peers Guest access to USM’s on-campus wireless Internet USM student discounts and special offers : www.usm.maine.edu/sullivan complex/ucfr.html OLLI Courtesies OLLI Nametags If you don’t already have one, or need a replacement, the OLLI office can provide a nametag for you. Please be sure to wear it to every class and OLLI function as a courtesy to your instructors and OLLI members. Scent Policy As a courtesy to students with allergies, please avoid using scented products such as colognes and after- shaves, fragrances and perfumes, or scented lotions and creams while attending OLLI classes and activi- ties. Weather Notices If USM is closed or has modified hours due to weather or other circumstances, OLLI will also be closed or have modified hours. Call the USM Storm Line at 780-4800. Radio and TV announcements may not be current. Weather alerts texted to your cell phone: USM ALERT is used to notify members of the cam- pus community in the event of an emergency (snow closures, snow-related parking bans, (Continued on page 3) OLLI Runs on Volunteers ● OLLI Runs on Volunteers ● OLLI Runs on Volunteers ● OLLI Runs on Volunteers September 2019 Page 3 ADVISORY BOARD Welcome (back!) (Continued from page 2) Susan Jennings, Chair Steve Schiffman, Vice-Chair dangerous incidents, etc.) Once you have registered for this service Peter Curry, Secretary you will receive a text message on your cell phone, alerting you Paul Doherty, SAGE Chair to the emergency and directing you to the USM website or Emer- Elizabeth Housewright gency Phone line recording for updated and more thorough infor- Communications Chair Gael McKibben and Rae Garcelon, mation upon availability. Community Co-Chairs To sign up for this service, simply go to: Georgia Koch, Nominating Chair http://www.usm.maine.edu/usmalert Walter Allan and Betsy Wiley, Education Co-Chairs Bookstore Karen Day Matt Goldfarb The USM Bookstore is located directly across Bedford Street from Dick Leslie the front entrance of the Wishcamper building. Some OLLI classes Star Pelsue have required books that are available for purchase at the bookstore. Steve Piker New Member Orientation OLLI members are invited to attend Will be held on Thursday, September 5, at 1:30 p.m., in room Advisory Board meetings. Check 102.You can learn much more about OLLI, parking, and, gen- with the Chair for time and place, or if you wish to address the Board. erally, how things work. RSVP to the OLLI office: 780-4406 OLLI Gallery Wall WEB SITES Have you seen the new exhibit on the Gallery Wall? Stop by and Maine Senior College Network www.maineseniorcollege.org take a look the next time you are in the Wishcamper Center. This OLLI National Resource Center fall’s exhibitors are Jill L. Babcock, Pat Jones, and Rick Tomazin. www.osher.net If you see Jill, Pat, or Rick, be sure to thank them for sharing their OLLI at USM talents with us. www.usm.maine.edu/olli Do you wonder how your work would look displayed on our Gal- OLLI STAFF lery Wall? We are in need of artists for our Spring 2020 exhibit. If Donna Anderson, Director you are interested, or even curious, contact Sidney Lincoln at Rob Hyssong, Program Coordinator [email protected]. Linda Skinner, Admin. Assistant I Sue Schier, Admin. Assistant II Passages OLLI NEWSLETTER OLLI Office: Jinny Delano Wishcamper Center 210 OLLI member Jinny Delano died on June 20 at the age of 95. She P. O. Box 9300 Portland, ME 04104-9300 grew up in Seattle, attended Wellesley College, lectured at Boston University, and returned to Seattle with her husband, Myles. She Phone: 207 780-4406 or 1-800-800-4876 was an enthusiastic hiker, skier, and political activist. After a move TTY 1-207-780-5646 to Michigan, Jinny added community service, lobbying, journalism, Fax: 207 780-4317 and environmental advocacy to her already busy life. After retire- E-mail: [email protected] ment, she and her husband spent winters in Florida and summers in Tim Baehr, Editor Maine, later settling full-time in Maine. Her full obituary is in the Don King, Editor Emeritus Portland Press Herald: https://obituaries.pressherald.com/ Mogens Ravn, Layout Editor obituaries/mainetoday-pressherald/obituary.aspx?n=lois-virginia- Shelley Dunn, Contributing Writer king-delano&pid=193301048 Please send newsletter material to the OLLI Office, via our e-mail. Deadline for the October issue is September 15. OLLI Runs on Volunteers ● OLLI Runs on Volunteers September 2019 Page 4 Profile Board Member Star Pelsue: A Woman for All Seasons orn in Boston, raised in St.